Grand Prix–Atlanta

Pro Tour–Kyoto Qualifier November 14th-16th

The Magic: The Gathering® Grand Prix tournament series is an international circuit of large-scale Qualifier tournaments featuring $30,000 in cash prizes, invitations to the Pro Tour™ for the top 16 finishers, and exclusive foil promo cards for participants.

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Grand Prix—Atlanta is presented by Unity Entertainment & Wizards of the Coast.

Tournament Location

Tournament Schedule

Friday, Nov 14th: Registration from 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.Saturday, Nov 15th: Registration from 7:30 A.M – 8:45 A.M. Tournament begins at 9:00 A.M. If less than 800 players participate in the event, the Top 64 players advance to competition on Sunday If 800 or more players participate, the top 128 advance to Sunday.Sunday, November 16th: The Top 64 (or 128) players begin play at 9:00 A.M.

If product is not stamped or preregistered, deck registration and deck swap will be performed for the Swiss Sealed Deck.

Tournament Length

Swiss rounds - 50 minutes per round

Number of Swiss rounds on Day 1 based on attendance and the number of byes in the tournament, and will be announced at the beginning of Day 1

Day 2 will have 6 Swiss rounds followed by a cut to a top 8

Advancement

All players may participate in all Swiss rounds of Day 1

If the event has 799 participants or less, the Top 64 players advance to the second day of competition for prizes and invitations. If the event has 800 or more participants, the top 128 will advance to day 2.

The top 8 players after the final Swiss round on Day 2 will advance to the top 8 single-elimination finals.

Top 8

Top 8 matches will be best 2 of 3

Top 8 matches will have no time limit

The Top 8 players will be seated randomly at the draft table immediately prior to drafting.

The Top 8 bracket will be determined using this random seating.

Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.

Judges

The Head Judge for Grand Prix–Atlanta will be:

Seamus Campbell

If you wish to volunteer as a judge at Grand Prix– Atlanta, please contact:

Notes

All Universal Tournament Rules and Magic: the Gathering Floor Rules are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document

Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.

Invitations, Eligibility, and Prize Money

The main tournament at Grand Prix– Atlanta is open to Magic players of all ages.

In the event that a player who wins an invitation to a Pro Tour stop at a Grand Prix has already qualified for an invitation, the invitation does not pass down under any circumstances. Previous qualification may be through a Qualifier tournament, through performance at a professional tournament, or by being an invited DCI™ player (valid upon the date of the official rank announcement for the appropriate professional tournament).

Prizes

All participants in the Grand Prix will receive a Call of the Herd exclusive Grand Prix foil card, while supplies last

The top 16 Players will receive invitations to Pro Tour-Kyoto 2009.

All prizes are in U.S. Dollars. Main Tournament Prize Schedule

Finish

Prize

Pro Points

1

$3,500

8

2

$2,300

6

3-4

$1,500

5

5-8

$1,000

4

9-12

$600

3

13-16

$500

3

17-32

$400

2

33-64

$200

1

Total: $30,000

Tournament Byes (Byes are not cumulative throughout the season or year)

Byes will be given to players in the Grand Prix based on the following criteria:

Third-Round Byes

Players with a Players Club level of 4 or higher

DCI players with a Limited rating of 2000 or higher. Byes do not pass down under any circumstances. Byes are based on the player's DCI Limited rating on the Wednesday before the Grand Prix.

Winners of Grand Prix– Atlanta Trials

Second-Round Byes

Players with a Players Club level of 2 or 3

DCI players with a Limited rating of 1900 or higher. Byes do not pass down under any circumstances. Byes are based on the player's DCI Limited rating on the Wednesday before the Grand Prix.

First-Round Byes

Players with a Players Club level of 1

DCI players with a Limited rating of 1800 or higher. Byes do not pass down under any circumstances. Byes are based on the player's DCI Limited rating on the Wednesday before the Grand Prix.